Nootka vs Perfect Ear
Nootka
nootka.sourceforge.io
Perfect Ear
perfectear.appSide by side
| Figure | Nootka | Perfect Ear |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 20 |
| Spec score · Ear Training Software | 7.6 (#17) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Purpose | Nootka helps users learn classical music notation, read scores, and practice playing them. | Perfect Ear offers ear training, rhythm training, solfège, music theory, and note-reading lessons for musicians from beginners to professionals. |
| Support | The project’s support page points users to its getting-started documentation and lists bug and feature request trackers. | The product site says the developer welcomes suggestions and provides support by email at [email protected]. |
Plans
Perfect Ear
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Chord exercises pack$0.99, paid once
- Chord exercises pack$0.99, paid once
- Classical Piano$0.99, paid once
- Classical Piano$0.99, paid once
- Interval Exercises Pack$0.99, paid once
- Interval Exercises Pack$0.99, paid once
- Rhythm exercises pack$0.99, paid once
- Rhythm exercises pack$0.99, paid once
In their own words
Nootka
Nootka is a free application for learning classical music notation, reading scores, and practicing melodies. It listens for sung or played sounds and checks in real time whether the notes in a displayed melody are correct. Users can build custom exercise sets and review analyzed results. The notation system includes treble, bass, and other clefs, plus the grand staff. Nootka supports different kinds of guitars and their tunings. Packages or installers are listed for Windows, Mac, Android, and Linux, and mobile apps are available. The project is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3). Its project page lists Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, and Spanish. Support resources include getting-started documentation, bug tracking, and feature-request trackers. Nootka has a Free plan costing free and no free trial.
Perfect Ear
Perfect Ear has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.